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Media portrayals of transitions from work to retirement in two ageing societies : the case of ageing baby boomers in Japan and Finland
2021
This article explores media portrayals of the transition from work to retirement under the circumstances of demographic change through a focus on newspaper discussions about ageing baby boomers in Japan and Finland. Due to their shared characteristics as a distinct population group that advances the rapid ageing of the population, media representations of Japanese and Finnish baby boomers during the transitional period to retirement give insight into the social perceptions of retirement and their implications on later life. Manifest content analysis and subsequent thematic analysis identify that the topic of “work, retirement and pension” dominates media discussions in both countries. Analy…
Baby boom consumers and technology: shooting down stereotypes
2007
PurposeCurrent stereotypes of aging consumers paint a picture of them as technology anxious and reluctant to adopt new technologies. This paper aims to show that the present 50‐to‐60 age group does not fit these stereotypes.Design/methodology/approachA total of 620 Finnish baby boomers (aged between 50 and 60) responded to a mail survey.FindingsBaby boom consumers are shown, in contrast to the stereotypes, to have low levels of technology anxiety and high levels of experience of internet and SMS usage. It is also shown that technology anxiety and experience have an inverse relationship in the age group.Research limitations/implicationsTo some extent, the results provide evidence of the dist…
"Baby boomer" un Z paaudzes raidījumu par paranormālām parādībām lietojums un apmierinājums
2022
Bakalaura darba “”Baby boomer” un Z paaudzes raidījumu par paranormālām parādībām lietojums un apmierinājums” mērķis ir izpētīt raidījuma “Ekstrasensu cīņas” 22.sezonas saturu, kā arī uzzināt Baby boomer un Z paaudzes pārstāvju raidījumu par paranormālām parādībām uztveri. Izpētīta paaudžu teorija un mediju lietojuma un apmierinājuma teorija, kā arī tika apskatīts, kas ir Baby boomer paaudze, kas ir Z paaudze, kādi līdzīgi šim pētījumi tika veikti, cik aktuāli ir televīzijā raidījumi par paranormālo un, kas piesaista auditoriju skatīties raidījumus par paranormālām parādībām. Metodoloģiskajā daļā tika apskatīts, kas ir intervija un padziļinātā intervija, kā arī tika izpētīts, kas ir kontent…